Match summary
Luton Town beat Reading 4-3 in the League One (England).
Luton Town trailed 1-3 at half-time and won 4-3. Luton Town's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Gideon Kodua).
More details:
Reading vs Luton Town in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Reading3W 1D 1L
ReadingLuton Town
10Pointsof 1510
8Goals scored12
4Goals conceded3
3Clean sheets3
1Scored in a row1
1Unbeaten in a row1
2Without a win0
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head12 meetings · Nov 2019 – Mar 2026
- Reading wins
- 5
- Draws
- 3
- Luton Town wins
- 4
2.33goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
42%3+ goals
42%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsReading 2W 2D 1L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
ReadingLuton Town
- 90+7'Yellow Card · Luton Town · Gideon Kodua
- 90+6'Goal · Luton Town · Gideon Kodua3-4
- Yellow Card · Reading · Paudie O'Connor90+5'
- Substitution · Reading · Liam Fraser · InOut: Andy Rinomhota90+4'
- 90'Substitution · Luton Town · Mads Juel Andersen · InOut: Hakeem Odofin
- 81'Substitution · Luton Town · Harrison Ashby · InOut: Isaiah Jones
- 81'Substitution · Luton Town · Gideon Kodua · InOut: Kasey Palmer
- Substitution · Reading · Paddy Lane · InOut: Daniel Kyerewaa79'
- Substitution · Reading · Charlie Savage · InOut: Kyreece Lisbie79'
- 72'Yellow Card · Luton Town · Liam Walsh
- 70'Substitution · Luton Town · Callum Marshall · InOut: Nahki Wells
- Substitution · Reading · Jacob Brown · InOut: Jack Marriott65'
- Substitution · Reading · Randell Williams · InOut: Josh Stokes65'
- 61'Substitution · Luton Town · Benedict Benagr · InOut: Emilio Lawrence
- 52'Goal · Luton Town · Kasey Palmer3-3
- 50'Goal · Luton Town · Kasey Palmer3-2
- 39'Yellow Card · Luton Town · Jack Wilshere
- Goal · Reading · Jack Marriott3-138'
- Goal · Reading · Jack Marriott2-131'
- Goal · Reading · Jack Marriott1-18'
- 6'Goal · Luton Town · J. Richards0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
ReadingLuton Town
41%Ball Possession59%
17Shots Total12
5Shots On Target5
5Corners2
12Fouls11
1Yellow Cards2
4Offsides3
1Saves1
304Passes456
2Shots Off Target6
95Attacks86
55Dangerous Attacks34
11Shots Inside Box10
6Shots Outside Box2
3Goals4
11Free Kicks12
10Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
11Tackles18
1Assists3
214Accurate Passes374
0Injuries1
18Total Crosses9
2Accurate Crosses2
8Interceptions9
50Duels Won47
3Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Leam Richardson
Starting XI
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UG
U. Godwin-Malife6.2
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PO
Paudie O'Connor6.3
-
BW
Benn Ward6.3
-
JD
Jeriel Dorsett6.0
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KL
Kyreece Lisbie6.4
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JS
Josh Stokes6.2
Substitutes
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CS
Charlie Savage6.5
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JS
Jack Stevens-
AA
Ashqar AhmedManager: Jack Wilshere
Starting XI
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JK
Josh Keeley6.0
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GJ
G. Johnston6.7
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JR
J. Richards8.0
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EL
Emilio Lawrence6.3
Substitutes
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GK
Gideon Kodua7.4
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BB
Benedict Benagr6.5
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.7 | 65' | 3 | 0 | 3/4 | 7(71%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 79' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 13(85%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
Charlie Savage MF | 6.5 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(80%) | 1 | 2/3 |
| 6.5 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(80%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 25' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(50%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.4 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 33(72%) | 3 | 4/9 | |
Kyreece Lisbie MF | 6.4 | 79' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 11(82%) | 1 | 1/10 |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 28(68%) | - | 4/8 | |
Benn Ward DF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 47(78%) | 1 | 6/7 |
Paudie O'Connor DF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 39(70%) | 2 | 8/16 |
U. Godwin-Malife DF | 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(73%) | 1 | 4/5 |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(59%) | - | 2/2 | |
Josh Stokes MF | 6.2 | 65' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(63%) | - | 1/5 |
Jeriel Dorsett DF | 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(68%) | 1 | 7/11 |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 3(33%) | - | 1/1 |
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